All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”—which means, “God with us” (Matthew 1:22, 23). Long before his birth, the name Immanuel was given to Jesus by the prophet Isaiah. […]

Facts, faith, feelings. As a young man studying for ministry I was taught that this was the proper sequence to follow in our walk with God. There are facts to be believed. There are commands to be obeyed by faith. And then there are feelings to be experienced as a result. That was the three-step […]

I don’t know if I would have ever described myself as a person who loves learning. I wasn’t one of those students who just couldn’t get enough of classroom and homework time. I wanted to get out into the world and do something. However, I would describe myself as a person who absolutely loves discovery! […]

How lost are the lost? That is a question often asked today. The Bible speaks of the world at large as lost and destined for God’s judgment. But modern minds are inclined to reconsider the dire circumstances described in Scripture. After all, most people, regardless of religious affiliation, seem to be generally decent, with some […]

This issue of The Lookout is about beginnings: the beginning of the church, the spread of the gospel, the ministry of Paul, and the inclusion of non-Jewish believers into God’s kingdom. Acts 2, the first text we study in this issue, tells us how the church began and how the first followers of Christ lived, […]

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